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Only the dead have seen the end of war. — Plato This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home … it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom. — Tamra Bolton Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is […]
PRAYER of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. God grant that we wage the struggle with dignity and discipline. May all who suffer oppression in this world reject the self-defeating method of retaliatory violence and choose the method that seeks to redeem. Amen. Music about peace & advocacy: Anthem by Leonard Cohen Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley One […]
Peace begins inside us, then in our relationships, our communities, and our world. All of it relies on connection to something greater than ourselves: Godself. If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in […]
In Exodus, Moses stood between Israel and G-d, when his people lost hope & trust and made an golden calf idol and G-d threatened to destroy them; Moses defended them and even made demands of G-d. Who do you identify with in this story? For whom will each of us speak? And what will we […]
Decoration Day — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow … Ye have slept on the ground before, And started to your feet At the cannon’s sudden roar, Or the drum’s redoubling beat. … Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. You silent tents of green, […]
